Rule 8.3 - KAZAKHMYS

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              KAZAKHMYS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.20
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               21 July 2008

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant       5,654,858      1.24%        332,528     0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      398,194      0.09%        147,971     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,053,052      1.33%        480,499     0.11%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale          Number of            Price per unit
                       Securities           (GBP)
Purchase               23,985               14.0750
Purchase               42,978               14.0387
Purchase               19,410               14.0200
Purchase               717                  14.0276
Purchase               19,410               13.5200
Purchase               4,274                14.0279
Purchase               1,443                13.9708
Purchase               73                   14.1400
Purchase               3,000                14.0764
Sale                   717                  13.7578
Sale                   3,612                13.9253
Sale                   26,255               14.0721
Sale                   1,800                13.9555
Sale                   13,856               14.0404
Sale                   19,410               14.0200
Sale                   19,410               14.0200
Sale                   29,482               14.0370

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          717           13.7577
CFD            Long          3612          13.9252
CFD            Long          1800          13.9555
CFD            Long          29482         14.0369
CFD            Long          13856         14.0404
CFD            Long          26255         14.0721
CFD            Short         1443          13.9707
CFD            Short         717           14.0276
CFD            Short         4274          14.0279
CFD            Short         42978         14.0387
CFD            Short         2159          14.0421
CFD            Short         23985         14.075
CFD            Short         3000          14.0764

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.

None


Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         22 July 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk